A fundamental limit for integrated atom optics with Bose-Einstein condensates
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
The dynamical response of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate manipulated by an integrated atom optics device such as a microtrap or a microfabricated waveguide is studied. We show that when the miniaturization of the device enforces a sufficiently high condensate density, three-body interactions lead to a spatial modulational instability that results in a fundamental limit on the coherent manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0304199,
title = {A fundamental limit for integrated atom optics with Bose-Einstein condensates},
author = {Weiping Zhang and Ewan M. Wright and Han Pu and Pierre Meystre},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0304199},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages, 3 figures